Hyderabad Blast Kills 16

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BLASTS\\ Twin bomb blasts rocked Hyderabad on February 21, 2013, killing at least 16 people and injuring over 100 others. In the first terror strike in the city since 2007, the blasts triggered by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) tied to two bicycles took place in Dilsukhnagar area, south of Musi (river) in the southern part of the Andhra Pradesh capital and about 15km from the heart of the city, when the busy commercial area was crowded with people returning home. The first blast took place around 7pm near a tiffin centre opposite Venkatadri theatre and the second near Konark theatre. Reports state over a kilogram of explosive was used in each bomb. A specific alert warning attack by Pakistan-based terrorist group was allegedly shared by central security agencies with Hyderabad police on Thursday morning, officials said.

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